Asian markets struggle, collapse

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 17, 2021 12:25 am

TOKYO: Asian markets struggled on Thursday to recover from the previous day's sell-off with Hong Kong dragged down by further losses in casinos as well as tech firms following government crackdowns on the sectors.

A strong performance on Wall Street was not enough to spur buying in the region where concerns about the spreading Delta variant and its impact on the economic rebound are draining confidence.

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